.Photo for depiction.| Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto.An exclusive National Investigation Organization (NIA) court of law in Lucknow on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) sentenced Islamic academic as well as minister Maulana Kalim Siddiqui in addition to 11 others to lifestyle imprisonment in an unlawful religious transformation case. The courthouse penalized 4 other charged-- Kunal Ashok Chaudhary, Rahul Bola, Mannu Yadav and Salim-- to one decade of imprisonment in addition to fines according to the applicable Areas troubled them. Mr. Siddiqui and also 11 others were convicted under Segments 121 A (conspiring to dedicate particular misdemeanors versus the condition), 123 (hiding along with intent to help with a style to fight), 153 A (ensuring enmity between distinct groups on grounds of faith, ethnicity, birthplace, residence, foreign language, and so on) as well as relevant Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Restriction of Unlawful Conversion of Faith Act, 2021. The other convicts are: Maulana Umar Gautam, Arshan Mustafa, Adam, Jahangir Qasmi, Kaushar Alam, Faraz Babullah Shah, Irfan Sheikh, Salahuddin Zainuddin Sheikh, Sarfaraz Ali Jafari, Mohd Atif as well as Abdullah Umar. Arrested in 2021 In 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Team apprehended Mr. Siddiqui from Meerut for apparently dashing a nationally distribute for theological transformation. Mr. Siddiqui, 66, president of an Islamic rely on, was accused of functioning a religious conversion racket through a number of companies and also schools he cashed as well as obtaining funds coming from international organizations. He was indicted of ensuring enmity in between different spiritual teams and troubling India's prepotence and stability. Posted - September 11, 2024 10:30 pm IST.